nerf
verb/nɜːf/
/nərf/
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they nerf | /nɜːf/ /nərf/ |
| he / she / it nerfs | /nɜːfs/ /nərfs/ |
| past simple nerfed | /nɜːft/ /nərft/ |
| past participle nerfed | /nɜːft/ /nərft/ |
| -ing form nerfing | /ˈnɜːfɪŋ/ /ˈnɜːrfɪŋ/ |
- (in a new version of a computer game) to reduce the power of a character, weapon, etc. synonym debuff
- nerf somebody Savage Hulk is the only character in the game who has been nerfed twice.
- nerf something In the new version developers have nerfed the weapon significantly, as it was just too effective.
Word Origin1970s: apparently an arbitrary formation.
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